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Loftræstingin er mjög mikilvæg fyrir vinnsluna.

Loftræstingin er mjög mikilvæg fyrir vinnsluna.
The ventilation is very important for the processing.
From Lesson 300:Feminine nouns ending in -ing and -un·Icelandic

Questions & Answers about Loftræstingin er mjög mikilvæg fyrir vinnsluna.

Why is it loftræstingin and not loftræstinguna, since we are learning that -ing nouns take a -u ending?
The rule that -ing nouns take a -u ending applies to the accusative and dative cases. Here, loftræstingin is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case. It keeps its base form loftræsting plus the nominative definite article -in.
Why is vinnsluna in the accusative case here?
The preposition fyrir triggers the accusative case when it means for, as in for the benefit or purpose of something. The base noun is the feminine word vinnsla, and its accusative form with the definite article is vinnsluna.
Why does the adjective mikilvæg not have an ending to match the feminine subject?
It actually does match! mikilvæg is the feminine singular nominative form of the adjective, agreeing perfectly with loftræstingin. For many Icelandic adjectives, the feminine singular nominative form happens to be exactly the same as the dictionary base form.
How is the word loftræsting formed?
It is a compound word made of loft (air) and ræsting (cleaning). As a helpful rule, whenever you see a noun ending in the suffix -ing or -un, you can confidently treat it as a feminine noun.

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